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What Causes Ear Odor?
Hi my son has had ear infections his whole life. He has ear tubes in now and is doing well, last night he was asleep beside me and i kissed his check and noticed a foul smell, after looking around and sniffing, I discovered that his ear has a very foul odor coming from this, what could the cause be?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Foul smelling from the ear indicates inflammation and probably infection. It is commonly seen in chronic ear inflammation.
In such cases, you need to consult an ENT specialist doctor personally for the endoscopic examination of ear and diagnosis and treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Riddhi Shah, ENT Specialist
Foul smelling from the ear indicates inflammation and probably infection. It is commonly seen in chronic ear inflammation.
In such cases, you need to consult an ENT specialist doctor personally for the endoscopic examination of ear and diagnosis and treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Riddhi Shah, ENT Specialist
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